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Thermoswitch

7 failure reports named the thermoswitch in the last ten years, 26 since 1997, most often on the Boeing 717; the condition most often found was "failed". 3 FAA approvals let 2 companies make a replacement thermoswitch, Fenwal Safety Systems holding the most (2).

Reports by year

024571997200512025
Reports by year, as a table
reports
19971
20003
20013
20024
20031
20057
20162
20201
20211
20222
20251

Which system the reports file it under last ten years

Reports by system, as a table
reports
Heating, ice protection and utility systems6
Emergency equipment1

How it failed the condition found, last ten years

failed3leaking2inoperative1misaligned1
Conditions found, as a table
reports
failed3
leaking2
inoperative1
misaligned1

Engines most often reporting it

Approved replacement parts 3 parts manufacturer approvals

A parts manufacturer approval (PMA) lets a company other than the aircraft's maker make a thermoswitch and sell it as an approved part for the models named. These are the companies holding such approvals for a thermoswitch:

For these models most: Boeing 747 (1), Boeing 707 (1).

MakerPartReplacesFitsGrantedStatus
Fenwal Safety SystemsThermoswitch 18100-218100-2Boeing 7072004-11-23current
Fenwal Safety SystemsThermoswitch 200 F 18423-1118423-11Boeing 747SP Series, 747SR Series, 747-100 Series2001-02-11current
East Texas Instrument COThermoswitch G510-7Sundstrand 25623117Fairchild Industries F271992-07-29current

Sources: the FAA's service difficulty reports since 1995 (a report is a part that failed and was fixed, as filed by an airline, repair station or owner; the count shows reporting as much as reliability) and the parts manufacturer approvals in the FAA's Dynamic Regulatory System. The part name is the reporters' and the approval holders' own words, reduced to the first plain words so that spellings meet.